Spreading Happiness Through A Lucky Bamboo Bonsai

 

There would be a time in our life that we will meet a person whom we will consider as a true friend for the rest of our lives. I am very thankful that I was ale to find mine at an earlier age. And we were able to share a lot of life's misfortunes but most especially the everyday happiness of being friends. After college, she had to leave the country to work and be with her mom as well. At first we would sometimes cry over the phone while talking to each other. She is like a sister to me and I to her. Time flies so fast, but the communication was always there. Now that we have our own family, the friendship still continues to grow. I guess, the longer you become friends, the more you consider each other as a part of each others family.

She was able to get a month of vacation this year and she brought something for me. She knew that I totally love plants and I've been collecting some lucky bamboo bonsai. She just added one to my collection of bamboo bonsai. It is called the lucky bamboo happiness. Other bamboo bonsai arrangement could attract money, good luck and fortune, as well as love, but this one attracts happiness. We all have happiness inside of us and it's a gift that we keep on sharing everyday. We sometimes tend to forget about happiness and how beautiful life is because of the many challenges that we need to face everyday in our life. But, good ting is that there are people around us to remind how to smile and laugh even amidst the problems.

These lucky bamboo happiness plant would also be a good reminder to us everyday that we should be happy because God gave us another day to live on. And He would never give us problems that we cannot carry. Always remember that God is bigger than any problem.

The Value Of Indoor Plants To Our Home And Office

 

Indoor plants have a very good effect not only in our surrounding but most especially in our health. Due to climate change that we are experiencing right now, I always wanted to have more plants inside our house because it help reduces the too much heat and absorbs all chemicals in the air. Bringing the outdoors inside does more than just beautify your space. Beneath the beauty of these indoor plants, we will be able to discover the facts and benefits that they could provide us, and that they go far beyond the aesthetic. The benefits cover a spectrum from physically cleaner air to direct beneficial effects on psychological health, task performance, illness reduction and productivity.

Houseplants or indoor plants are actually good for our health because they grab and filter polluted indoor air. These living organisms interact with our body, mind and home in ways that enhances the quality of life. While some plants are better than others for absorbing pollutants, all plants have properties that are useful for improving air quality. One of my most favored plant is the gardenia bonsai, not only of its beauty but as well as the benefits it could provide us and our homes. Aside from the fact that gardenia bonsai improves the moisture and air quality indoors, it is also a very aromatic plant, thus, creating only pleasant smell and masking the bad ones.

These indoor plants contribute to a feeling of well-being, making us calm and optimistic. Plus, they have been known to lower blood pressure due to their stress-relieving nature. Knowing the effects of these indoor plants, we are assured that we will less likely to be breathing the musty, stale air and in return improve our health condition.

To Give Is To Receive

Receiving in the form of giving is the best way to show someone how you truly feel towards them. The best part in giving is knowing that you were able to share some of your blessings to others. And, there are actually many ways in which you could show someone that they are important in your life. A give and take relationship is better compared to the other one is good in giving and the other one is better in receiving. For sure, that kind of relationship will not last longer. That is romantically speaking, but between family and friends, it really doesn't matter if you give more and receive less. Because, what you truly share to them is selfless love.

One of the most precious gift that I receive from a friend is the large braided money tree. In feng shui, it is said that the money tree attracts energy of wealth and prosperity. But for me, the large braided money tree is still a plant which we should really care and maintain. It is an indoor plant but can be put outdoors. As for me, I have placed the money tree on my desk in the office. And to combat the dry air found inside the office, I have placed a shallow tray filled with gravel and a little water under the container. This is a technique that I have learned from reading a book about bonsai plants, which really worked.

Let us always be thankful for the gifts that we receive, but most of all we should be happy for the blessings that we could share. A growing plant. a bouquet of flowers or any material things can be given easily without asking for any return. But, love should only be given to someone who truly deserves to receive it.

Honoring Our Mothers

Its the time of the year again, where we will be celebrating and honoring our mothers and motherhood, as well as maternal bonds and the influence of mothers in society. Mothers had always been a great part of our lives because I believe that they have the greatest sacrifices from the day that we were conceived. They had to bare the changes in their body because their is that tiny life living inside them that they need to protect for 9 long months. And when they finally gave birth to us, another chapter of motherhood is unveiled before them. They become too busy helping us grow and nurturing us and teaching us the right values and to fear and love God. Honoring them for a day and giving them gifts may not be able to pay all the sacrifices that they did for us but at least we will be able to say thank you and I love you in our small ways.

Taking them out for a day in spa and salons as well as eat at their favorite restaurants are just small ways to say that we truly appreciate what they did for us. Sending them cards, bouquet of flowers and their favorite food would also do, or for some, receiving a gift that grows would be the best. I once heard my mom said that she would rather choose to have a plant on a pot as a gift on mothers day because she wanted to see the plants grow everyday meaning my love for her also grows from day to day and that she'll make sure to take care of it in the best way she can. An Azalea Bonsai is one of her favorite plant because of this I will be sending her what she loved and this is also to cheer her up when she gets to miss us especially now that me and my other siblings have our own family. She will be able to grow these azalea bonsai indoors without any hassle.

It's all thanks to our Mom that now, we were able to teach our kids the same values that she instilled in our minds. But also not to forgot our ever supportive Father that has always been a solid foundation and breadwinner who never gets tired to push us in reaching for our dreams.